Seabees Memorial
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| Location | Arlington, Virginia, United States |
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| Designer | Felix de Weldon |
The Seabees Memorial is a sculpture and memorial to Seabees by Felix de Weldon, installed along Memorial Drive near the entrance of Arlington National Cemetery.[1] It is administered by the National Park Service as part of George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington, Virginia.[2]
Congress authorized the placement of a memorial on public land by the Seabee Memorial Association in September 1972.[3] It was dedicated on Memorial Day 1974.[4]
Description
[edit | edit source]The memorial features panels depicting Seabee missions since 1942. According to the CEC/Seabee Historical Foundation, the bronze[2] figure at the center of the memorial depicts a "bare-chested, muscular SEABEE, rifle slung over one shoulder, offering a helping hand to a small child."[5]
Gold-colored inscriptions above and below the panels read "SEABEES CAN DO" and "With willing hearts and skillful hands, the difficult we do at once. The impossible takes a bit longer!", respectively.[5] The base which supports the figure sculpture is the inscribed text: "With compassion for others / we build – we fight / for peace with freedom".[5]
See also
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References
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External links
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- 1974 establishments in Virginia
- 1974 sculptures
- George Washington Memorial Parkway
- Military monuments and memorials in the United States
- Monuments and memorials in Virginia
- Naval monuments and memorials
- Outdoor sculptures in Virginia
- Sculptures of men in Virginia
- Seabees
- Statues in Virginia
- Tourist attractions in Arlington County, Virginia